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Unfortunately, I think the bulk of my Crittendens/Baldwins there are in Greenwood. And they're a slightly different batch than the one in my book, although they are related. The records supposedly burned, I learned from Donna Kjendlie or one of her collaborators.

When I checked a few years ago, they had no record of my Cal and Ella Smith, so they must not have stones. He was a Civil War vet who retired in Brodhead, and died in his 40s of his wounds (4 gunshots to both arms, both legs, all in 1 volley! That had to hurt....) I'm still trying to figure out what happened to her...whether she remarried or died with the "Smith" last name.

They transcribed the stones in Greenwood and did a book a few years ago, but now Origins storefront is closed! :cry: Their inventory is supposedly still available, but they got rid of all the county stuff available on their webpage.

I'm still thinking about going tomorrow if I can manage it. Today I knew the ice would be bad, but they're still talking about snow later. Oy.